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Mercedes chief technical officer Mike Elliott leaves the team after 11 years following a disappointing 2023 campaign.

Mercedes has announced that Chief Technical Officer, Mike Elliott has left the team after 11 years at Brackley.

Elliott, who originally joined the squad in 2012 as head of aerodynamics after spells with McLaren and Renault/Lotus, has played an instrumental part in the success that Mercedes has enjoyed in F1 during the turbo hybrid era.But with his current contract coming to an end later this year, and him having stepped away from the technical director role earlier this year in a job swap with James ... Keep reading

Elliott, who originally joined the squad in 2012 as head of aerodynamics after spells with McLaren and Renault/Lotus, has played an instrumental part in the success that Mercedes has enjoyed in F1 during the turbo hybrid era.But with his current contract coming to an end later this year, and him having stepped away from the technical director role earlier this year in a job swap with James ... Keep reading

McLaren was braced for a difficult triple-header with races in Texas, Mexico and Brazil on three circuits that it feared would expose its slow-speed weakness and not cater to its high-downforce prowess.But the team's genuine pessimism proved unfounded as it scored another podium with Lando Norris at the US Grand Prix, and the Briton produced a stellar drive to move up from 17th to fifth in Mexico ... Keep reading

Piastri made contact with Yuki Tsunoda twice during a fraught battle in the second part of the race.On the second clash, the AlphaTauri driver was pitched off the road when he tried to pass on the outside at Turn 1. The FIA investigated the incident but ultimately took no further action.A few laps later Piastri was asked to let Norris by so that the British driver could attack the cars ahead in ... Keep reading

In two consecutive races at least one car has started from the pitlane as the team has attempted to learn more about its current problems. And in two consecutive races, Fernando Alonso has retired due to floor damage that was outside his control.Meanwhile, at almost every venue Lance Stroll has lost priceless track time in practice to gremlins of one sort or another.His ongoing bad luck was ... Keep reading

In Austin the Mercedes driver had to check his pace to save fuel, and in Mexico he had to do the same to control spiralling brake temperatures, having spent many laps trying to find a way past Carlos Sainz.On both occasions when he was able to push harder once again his tyres wouldn’t respond.In Mexico he finished sixth, having lost out to Lando Norris in the closing laps, while just managing to ... Keep reading

The Thai-British kicked off the event by running second fastest in first practice, lapping only 0.095 seconds shy of pacesetter and eventual race winner Max Verstappen. He then classified only 14th in FP2.In final practice on Saturday morning, Albon again troubled the lead Red Bull. He was 0.07s adrift of Verstappen to finish second, but again fell back to 14th in qualifying before racing to two ... Keep reading

With the final Sprint event of the season, there's a bigger prospect to score points and we aim to maximise our opportunities across the weekend.

Piastri made contact with Yuki Tsunoda twice during a fraught battle in the second part of the race.On the second clash the AlphaTauri driver was pitched off the road when he tried to pass on the outside at Turn 1. The FIA investigated the incident, but ultimately took no further action.A few laps later Piastri was asked to let Norris by so that the British driver could attack the cars ahead in ... Keep reading

McLaren was braced for a difficult triple-header with races in Texas, Mexico and Brazil on three circuits that it feared would expose its slow-speed weakness and not cater to its high-downforce prowess.But the team's genuine pessimism proved unfounded as it scored another podium with Lando Norris at the US Grand Prix, and the Briton produced a stellar drive to move up from 17th to fifth in Mexico ... Keep reading

The Thai-Brit kicked off the event by running second fastest in first practice, lapping only 0.095 seconds shy of pacesetter and eventual race winner Max Verstappen. He then classified only 14th in FP2.In final practice on Saturday morning, Albon again troubled the lead Red Bull. He was 0.07s adrift of Verstappen to finish second, but again fell back to 14th in qualifying before racing to two ... Keep reading

Fernando Alonso admits that for Aston Martin the remaining races will be about learning for 2024, not defending its position in the team standings.

In two consecutive races at least one car has started from the pitlane as the team has attempted to learn more about its current problems. And in two consecutive races, Fernando Alonso has retired due to floor damage that was outside his control.Meanwhile, at almost every venue Lance Stroll has lost priceless track time in practice to gremlins of one sort or another.His ongoing bad luck was ... Keep reading

The suspension failure on Kevin Magnussen's car which turned Sunday's race upside down is understood to be heat related.

In Austin the Mercedes driver had to check his pace to save fuel, and in Mexico he had to do the same to control spiralling brake temperatures, having spent many laps trying to find a way past Carlos Sainz.On both occasions when he was able to push harder once again his tyres wouldn't respond.In Mexico, he finished sixth, having lost out to Lando Norris in the closing laps, while just managing to ... Keep reading

Ricciardo managed to find a set-up breakthrough after his first regular grand prix weekend back from his five-race injury lay-off and put the AlphaTauri fourth on the grid for the Mexico City event.He backed that up by running in the top five for the first half of the race, with an unfortunately timed red flag leading to him dropping back to seventh at the finish.The AlphaTauri's competitiveness ... Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo's performance in Mexico clearly impressed Christian Horner, as speculation over Sergio Perez's future mounts.

Ricciardo managed to find a set-up breakthrough after his first regular grand prix weekend back from his five-race injury lay-off and put the AlphaTauri fourth on the grid for the Mexico City event.He backed that up by running in the top five for the first half of the race, with an unfortunately timed red flag leading to him dropping back to seventh at the finish.The AlphaTauri's competitiveness ... Keep reading

Leclerc had a solid first stint on the medium tyre despite missing a front wing endplate after a first-corner clash with Sergio Perez.He pitted for hards just a couple of laps before Kevin Magnussen's crash brought out the red flag.During the break Ferrari replaced his damaged front wing but rather than switch to medium tyres for the restarted second half of the race, as some rivals did, the team ... Keep reading

From third on the grid Verstappen enjoyed a mighty launch off the line as he passed both front-row starting Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.On the mid-race restart following a red flag, Verstappen again made a swift getaway to secure his lead, which he would build up to 12 seconds over Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.For the dominant Red Bull squad, which has won all but one of the 19 ... Keep reading

Following Max Verstappen’s record 16th F1 grand prix win of the season in Mexico, breaking his own previous record from last year, the paddock heads to Sao Paulo for the final sprint race weekend of 2023. With Verstappen dominant once again, Lewis Hamilton’s second-place finish did cut the gap to Sergio Perez to 20 points in the tussle for the runner-up spot in the drivers’ standings after ... Keep reading

Everything you need to know about the Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico... all the details, stats, pictures and quotes.

Max Verstappen chalked up his 16th Formula 1 win of 2023 at the Mexico Grand Prix, but his inexorable dominance has ceased to be a surprise.There were, however, a series of other interesting threads that emerged during the weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, as rumours over the drivers' futures in the Red Bull stable intensified in the aftermath; Sergio Perez's first-corner crash and ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen chalked up his 16th Formula 1 win of 2023 at the Mexico Grand Prix, but his inexorable dominance has ceased to be a surprise.There were, however, a series of other interesting threads that emerged during the weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, as rumours over the drivers' futures in the Red Bull stable intensified in the aftermath; Sergio Perez's first-corner crash and ... Keep reading

Norris was forced to start from 17th on the grid after failing to set a competitive lap time in qualifying.But the Briton scythed through the field in Mexico City, and even after losing positions because of an unfortunately timed red flag and a poor restart, he continued reeling off overtakes to finish fifth.His McLaren team was floored by Norris' race day performance, with team boss Stella ... Keep reading

From third on the grid, Verstappen enjoyed a mighty launch off the line as he passed both front-row starting Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.On the mid-race restart following a red flag, Verstappen again made a swift getaway to secure his lead, which he would build up to 12 seconds over Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.For the dominant Red Bull squad, which has won all but one of the 19 ... Keep reading

Leclerc had a solid first stint on the medium tyre despite missing a front wing endplate after a first-corner clash with Sergio Perez.He pitted for hards just a couple of laps before Kevin Magnussen’s crash brought out the red flag.During the break Ferrari replaced his damaged front wing but rather than switch to medium tyres for the restarted second half of the race, as some rivals did, the ... Keep reading

Alonso was third in the World Championship as recently as last month’s Italian GP, but after a run of frustrating weekends, he now lies fifth, with Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and George Russell all reeling him in.Aston Martin meanwhile has fallen to fifth place in the constructors’ championship but is under no threat from behind after being bettered by McLaren.Alonso had another ... Keep reading

Fittipaldi will prioritise his RLL programme next year, but he still has the scope to retain his links with Haas, for whom he competed in the last two races of the 2020 season as a replacement for the injured Romain Grosjean.With the IndyCar season ending on 15 September, he will potentially be free for the final seven races of the F1 calendar, while also having some spare weekends earlier in the ... Keep reading

The Dane was pitched off the road on lap 32 by a suspected left rear track rod failure when the car was under load in the fast right-hander at Turn 8.Magnussen climbed out of the car unaided, but damage to the barriers led to a red flag. He was taken to the medical centre, but he was passed fit and soon returned to the paddock.Brake temperatures are always on the limit in Mexico, and in ... Keep reading

The Dane was pitched off the road on lap 32 by a suspected left rear track rod failure when the car was under load in the fast right-hander at Turn 8.Magnussen climbed out of the car unaided, but damage to the barriers led to a red flag. He was taken to the medical centre, but he was passed fit and soon returned to the paddock.Brake temperatures are always on the limit in Mexico, and in ... Keep reading

Alonso was third in the world championship as recently as last month's Italian GP, but after a run of frustrating weekends, he now lies fifth, with Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and George Russell all reeling him in.Aston Martin meanwhile has fallen to fifth place in the constructors' championship but is under no threat from behind after being bettered by McLaren.Alonso had another disappointing ... Keep reading

Ricciardo was the star of qualifying by claiming fourth on the grid at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, narrowly behind the two Ferraris and season dominator Max Verstappen.And while he was unable to stay in the top five due to an ill-timed red flag, Ricciardo clinched a huge result for AlphaTauri in seventh, his first points since his return to the Faenza squad in the second half of this ... Keep reading

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But did the race unfold in his favour to ease his path to a record 16th win of the year, aided by Sergio Perez’s Turn 1 zealousness and McLaren’s Lando Norris starting so far down the order?While Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc gave gallant chase it appeared that, once again, nobody could catch Verstappen.To analyse all the action from Sunday's Mexico Grand Prix, Martyn Lee is joined by ... Keep reading

Ricciardo was the star of qualifying by claiming fourth on the grid at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, narrowly behind the two Ferraris and season dominator Max Verstappen.Although he was unable to stay in the top five due to an ill-timed red flag, Ricciardo clinched a huge result for AlphaTauri in seventh, his first points since his return to the Faenza squad in the second half of this ... Keep reading

McLaren boss Andrea Stella ranks Lando Norris's Mexican performance as one of the best he's been involved in, comparing it with Fernando Alonso at Valencia in 2012.

Norris says he felt like he let down the hundreds of people in his McLaren team who were relying on him to get the job done.Without a banker lap Norris had one shot at a time in Q1 in Mexico, but he ran wide and had to abort, leaving him in 17th on the final grid.The mishap came just a couple of races after Norris had a fraught time at the Qatar sprint weekend, when he made costly mistakes ... Keep reading

Norris was forced to start from 17th on the grid after failing to set a competitive lap time in qualifying.But the Briton scythed through the field in Mexico City, and even after losing positions because of an unfortunately timed red flag and a poor restart, he continued reeling off overtakes to finish fifth.His McLaren team was floored by Norris' race day performance, with team boss Stella ... Keep reading

From fifth on the grid, Perez made a good start and at the first corner he tried to go around the outside of poleman Charles Leclerc and his own team-mate Max Verstappen.The Ferrari hit his rear wheel and pitched him up into the air and into the run-off area.Perez was able to get back to the pits but the team soon determined that the damage was too extensive for him to be able to ... Keep reading

From fifth on the grid, Perez made a good start and at the first corner he tried to go around the outside of poleman Charles Leclerc and his own team-mate Max Verstappen.The Ferrari hit his rear wheel and pitched him up into the air and into the run-off area.Perez was able to get back to the pits but the team soon determined that the damage was too extensive for him to be able to ... Keep reading

Admitting that it was the saddest race of his career, Sergio Perez stands by his decision to go for broke in the opening corner of the race.

Amidst booing by tens of thousands of Sergio Perez's disappointed fans, Charles Leclerc insists that first corner clash was not down to him.

Today's post-race press conference with Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

Today's results show the strength-in-depth and the resilience of McLaren. We're heading to Brazil encouraged.

A race of contrasting fortunes.

Races like today's are difficult to process, especially taking into consideration the strong qualifying performance we showed yesterday.

We come away with one point, which is probably in line with what we could have achieved.

We saw how track evolution and higher temperatures led to the C4 emerging as the most effective compound overall. That was particularly evident after the restart.

Our car can't keep life in the tires as other cars. We could fight for almost the whole distance, but almost isn't good enough.

As we expected, this was a fascinating and tough race.

The 2023 Formula 1 season heads to Interlagos for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix - listen to BBC radio commentary and follow live text updates.

100,000 hearts are broken as Sergio Perez crashes out at first corner, teammate Max Verstappen takes 16th win of the season and Lewis Hamilton closes in on runner-up spot.

Following a mid-race red flag caused by Kevin Magnussen crashing his Haas, Hamilton took to the restart from third spot with the medium tyre as Charles Leclerc and Verstappen ahead of him opted for the hards.Although he failed to make the most of the early tyre advantage to leapfrog Leclerc away from the grid, Hamilton eventually managed to get past the Ferrari a few laps later as he then set ... Keep reading

The Ferrari driver had started from pole but did not make a brilliant getaway, as he found himself under attack from Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Perez.Verstappen was charging to his right down the inside, while Perez had more momentum as he slipstreamed past on the left and attempted to swoop into the lead as the cars ran three abreast into the first corner.But there was not enough room for ... Keep reading

Verstappen grabbed the lead from third on the grid after powering past the Ferraris that had locked out the front row. His team-mate Sergio Perez tried to follow him around the outside of the first corner, but bounced off Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari and was forced out of the race.Verstappen was dominating the race before Magnussen suffered a big crash when his Haas’s rear suspension appeared to ... Keep reading

The victory gives Verstappen a new record for most F1 wins in a single season, this his 16th 2023 triumph after he scored 15 last year.At the start, Verstappen shot off the line as the two Ferraris ahead rather stuttered away, the Dutchman carving between Leclerc and Sainz to easily claim the inside line for Turn 1.There, Perez suddenly arrived on the far left of Verstappen and Leclerc, having got ... Keep reading

Result of the Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico.

Verstappen grabbed the lead from third on the grid after powering past the Ferraris that had locked out the front row. His team-mate Sergio Perez tried to follow him around the outside of the first corner, but bounced off Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari and was forced out of the race.Verstappen was dominating the race before Magnussen suffered a big crash when his Haas’s rear suspension appeared to ... Keep reading

The victory gives Verstappen a new record for most F1 wins in a single season, this his 16th 2023 triumph after he scored 15 last year.At the start, Verstappen shot off the line as the two Ferraris ahead rather stuttered away, the Dutchman carving between Leclerc and Sainz to easily claim the inside line for Turn 1.There, Perez suddenly arrived on the far left of Verstappen and Leclerc, having got ... Keep reading

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes a dominant victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix to break his own record for wins in a single Formula 1 season.

Perez made an excellent getaway from fifth on the grid and slipstreamed past the leading Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and his team-mate Max Verstappen on the long drag race to Turn 1.With Leclerc and Verstappen still side by side, Perez made it three-wide on the outside and collided with the Ferrari man as he turned into Turn 1.The incident launched Perez's Red Bull into the air, which damaged the ... Keep reading

Perez made an excellent getaway from fifth on the grid and slipstreamed past the leading Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and his team-mate Max Verstappen on the long drag race to Turn 1.With Leclerc and Verstappen still side by side, Perez made it three-wide on the outside and collided with the Ferrari man as he turned into Turn 1.The incident launched Perez's Red Bull into the air, which damaged the ... Keep reading

On lap 32 of 71, Magnussen was snaking his Haas through the Esses in the second sector when he appeared to suffer a left-rear suspension failure, which sent his car hard into left-hand barriers at Turn 9.The heavy hit destroyed Magnussen's car, but the Dane was able to climb out of his wrecked Haas unaided.After a brief safety car period the race was red-flagged with 36 laps remaining, due to the ... Keep reading

On Lap 32 of 71 Magnussen was snaking his Haas through the Esses in the second sector when he appeared to suffer a left-rear suspension failure, which sent his car hard into left-hand barriers at Turn 9.The heavy hit destroyed Magnussen's car, but the Dane was able to climb out of his wrecked Haas unaided.After a brief safety car period the race was red-flagged with 36 laps remaining, due to the ... Keep reading

While Daniel Ricciardo qualified a surprise fourth, Gasly is only 11th on Sunday's grid, while his team-mate Esteban Ocon struggled even more and couldn't better 16th in Q1, before gaining a spot from a grid penalty for Yuki Tsunoda.Gasly, who drove for Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri in Mexico City five times between 2017 and 2022, suggested that the Faenza team has a very specific approach to the track ... Keep reading

While Daniel Ricciardo qualified a surprise fourth Gasly is only 11th on Sunday’s grid, while his team-mate Esteban Ocon struggled even more, and couldn’t better 16th in Q1, before gaining a spot from a grid penalty for Yuki Tsunoda.Gasly, who drove for Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri in Mexico City five times between 2017 and 2022 – finishing as high as fourth two years ago – suggested that the ... Keep reading

The Frenchman is well set to win the Formula 2 title at the Abu Dhabi finale, and while mathematically he could still lose out on the championship, even if he failed to secure the title it would make no sense for him to remain in the category for a fifth season.Alfa boss Alessandro Alunni Bravi previously placed Stoffel Vandoorne in Japan when he was managing the Belgian’s progress through the ... Keep reading

Russell stressed that getting the tyres to work effectively in the face of changing track temperatures was the biggest challenge faced by all drivers, and he conceded that his team “got it wrong.”Mercedes had a difficult Friday, with Lewis Hamilton finishing FP2 in seventh, and Russell in 10th.Both drivers believed that there was scope for improvement on Saturday, but despite making some ... Keep reading

One of the unintended consequences of the recent introduction of a maximum lap-time for qualifying outlaps is that it has forced drivers to try to build up gaps to the cars ahead of them coming out of the pits. This has triggered times when drivers have impeded rivals from going out, and left competitors frustrated that they are being held up by those ahead of them. In Mexico on Saturday, Max ... Keep reading

Perez had one of his best qualifying sessions of recent months relative to team-mate Max Verstappen, finishing Q3 just 0.160s behind the world champion as the pair lined up third and fifth.However, the two Red Bulls were split by the AlphaTauri of Ricciardo, who was quick throughout qualifying, taking fourth, fifth and fourth across the three sessions.It was the first time since he returned to the ... Keep reading

The Frenchman is well placed to seal the Formula 2 title at the Abu Dhabi finale and, while mathematically he could still lose out on the championship to Mercedes junior Fredrik Vesti, even if he failed to secure the title it would make no sense for him to remain in the category for a fourth full season.Alfa boss Alessandro Alunni Bravi previously placed Stoffel Vandoorne in Japan when he was ... Keep reading

Stroll was due to start from 17th in the Mexico City race amid a dreadful weekend for Aston Martin, with team-mate Fernando Alonso only managing 13th on the grid.Given Stroll was already due to start from the rear, Aston Martin has decided to make wholesale car changes in parc ferme, changing various elements to a different specification and tweaking the suspension set-up.That means Stroll will ... Keep reading

Stroll was due to start from 17th in the Mexico City race amid a dreadful weekend for Aston Martin, with team-mate Fernando Alonso only managing 13th on the grid.Given Stroll was already due to start from the rear, Aston Martin has decided to make wholesale car changes in parc ferme, changing various elements to a different specification and tweaking the suspension set-up.That means Stroll will ... Keep reading

Perez had one of his best qualifying sessions of recent months relative to team-mate Max Verstappen, finishing Q3 just 0.160s behind the world champion as the pair lined up third and fifth.However the two Red Bulls were split by the AlphaTauri of Ricciardo, who was quick throughout qualifying, taking fourth, fifth and fourth across the three sessions.It was the first time since he returned to the ... Keep reading

Bottas and team-mate Zhou Guanyu both made Q3 and qualified ninth and 10th respectively, putting them in a strong position to score crucial points in the tight battle amongst the four teams at the bottom of the constructors' championship.The Finn showed good pace throughout the weekend, earning fourth place in FP2 on Friday, and then sailed through the first two parts of qualifying in fifth and ... Keep reading

One of the unintended consequences of the recent introduction of a maximum lap-time for qualifying outlaps is that it has forced drivers to try to build up gaps to the cars ahead of them coming out of the pits. This has triggered times when drivers have impeded rivals from going out, and left competitors frustrated that they are being held up by those ahead of them. In Mexico on Saturday, Max ... Keep reading

Bottas and team-mate Zhou Guanyu both made Q3 and qualified ninth and 10th, putting them in a strong position to score crucial points in the tight battle amongst the four teams at the bottom of the constructors’ championship.The Finn showed good pace throughout the weekend, earning fourth place in FP2 on Friday, and then sailed through the first two parts of qualifying in fifth and seventh.The ... Keep reading

Alonso confessed that he is lacking confidence in the AMR23 after uncharacteristically suffering big spins at the high-speed track on both Friday and Saturday.Ultimately, he couldn’t better 13th in qualifying, while his team-mate Lance Stroll was only 18th.“Very tricky,” said the Spaniard when asked by Motorsport.com about what the incidents said about the car. “Yesterday [Friday] at the ... Keep reading

Hamilton and Leclerc were excluded from the result of last weekend’s race in Austin after scrutineering checks discovered that their underfloor planks had worn away by more than the 1mm that is allowed in the rulebook. While there was no dispute that both cars were outside of the regulations, the subsequent emergence that the FIA only checked four cars in total prompted some intrigue about ... Keep reading

Hamilton and Leclerc were excluded from the result of last weekend’s race in Austin after scrutineering checks discovered that their underfloor planks had worn away by more than the 1mm that is allowed in the rulebook. While there was no dispute that both cars were outside of the regulations, the subsequent emergence that the FIA only checked four cars in total prompted some intrigue about ... Keep reading

Leclerc will start ahead of his team-mate Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Read Also: Formula 1F1 Mexico GP: Leclerc grabs pole as Ferrari stuns Verstappen Mexico Grand Prix grid: Leclerc on pole from ... Keep reading

Russell stressed that getting the tyres to work effectively in the face of changing track temperatures was the biggest challenge faced by all drivers, and he conceded that his team “got it wrong.”Mercedes had a difficult Friday, with Lewis Hamilton finishing FP2 in seventh, and Russell in 10th.Both drivers believed that there was scope for improvement on Saturday, but despite making some ... Keep reading

After all, his AlphaTauri team currently lies at the bottom of the world championship table, and it had scored just five points all season until Yuki Tsunoda doubled that total with a strong race in Austin, helped by the disqualifications ahead.But really the story in Mexico on Saturday was about Ricciardo himself, and his quest for redemption after being bundled out of McLaren at the end of his ... Keep reading

Verstappen, George Russell and Fernando Alonso were all summoned to explain their actions in the Mexico City pitlane as the pack massed at the end of Q1. All three escaped sanctions for pitlane impeding around the rules requirement to drive to a maximum laptime (or minimum speed) when not on push laps, which has been in place since the 2023 Italian Grand Prix. They were all cleared here in part ... Keep reading

Alonso confessed that he is lacking confidence in the AMR23 after uncharacteristically suffering big spins at the high-speed track on both Friday and Saturday.Ultimately, he couldn’t better 13th in qualifying, while his team-mate Lance Stroll was only 18th.“Very tricky,” said the Spaniard when asked by Autosport about what the incidents said about the car. “Yesterday [Friday] at the ... Keep reading

Verstappen, George Russell and Fernando Alonso were all summoned to explain their actions in the Mexico City pitlane as the pack massed at the end of Q1. All three escaped sanctions for pitlane impeding around the rules requirement to drive to a maximum laptime (or minimum speed) when not on push laps, which has been in place since the 2023 Italian Grand Prix. They were all cleared here in part ... Keep reading

Drivers claim that rule mandating a minimum time, aimed to prevent them backing up on track, is causing the sort of pitlane chaos witnessed in qualifying.

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen.

Charles Leclerc will start the race from pole position, leading an all-Ferrari front row lockout.Champion Max Verstappen will line up third for Red Bull, ahead of an impressive Daniel Ricciardo in the AlphaTauri and team-mate Sergio Perez.Lewis Hamilton will be the top Mercedes on the grid in sixth.What time does the Mexico Grand Prix start?The Mexico GP will begin at 2pm local time (-6 GMT) at ... Keep reading

In wake of Perez joining the F1 grid, the series returned to Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez following a 12-year hiatus.Perez has always enjoyed patriotic home support, but the Mexican audience's fervour soared to new heights once the Guadalajara native joined Red Bull and became a regular contender for wins in 2021.But amid his struggles alongside dominant team-mate Max Verstappen, the ... Keep reading

After all, his AlphaTauri team currently lies at the bottom of the world championship table, and it had scored just five points all season until Yuki Tsunoda doubled that total with a strong race in Austin, helped by the disqualifications ahead.But really the story in Mexico on Saturday was about Ricciardo himself, and his quest for redemption after being bundled out of McLaren – albeit with a ... Keep reading

Ferrari secured a shock front row lockout with Leclerc and Carlos Sainz at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as Max Verstappen, who had topped all three practice sessions, ended the decisive Q3 session third fastest for Red Bull.The final classification was subject to a number of post-qualifying investigations, with Verstappen and George Russell plus his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton among ... Keep reading

It was a tricky Qualifying session today with traffic management being a prominent feature.

Sargeant hit with a 10-place grid penalty for failing to comply with yellow flag regulations, while no further actionis taken over Alonso, Verstappen and Russell for impeding in the pitlane.

Our objective for tomorrow remains the same, to score good points. Oscar starts in a good position, and we know the pace in the car merits more than 18th on the grid for Lando

Charles Leclerc leads Carlos Sainz to a sensational and surprising Ferrari one-two in qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix.

The result we have achieved today definitely represents a solid starting point for tomorrow's race.

Of course we will enjoy today's result but we must not get carried away.

In only his second weekend back from a hand injury that ruled him out of five grands prix rounds, Ricciardo had already showed good pace on Friday when he was sixth in FP2.He slipped back to ninth in Saturday’s FP3 session, however in qualifying Ricciardo was on form as he took fourth in Q1 and fifth in Q2.On both occasions he was helped by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who was able to focus on towing ... Keep reading

In only his second weekend back from a hand injury that ruled him out of five grands prix rounds, Ricciardo had already showed good pace on Friday when he was sixth in FP2.He slipped back to ninth in Saturday’s FP3 session, however in qualifying Ricciardo was on form as he took fourth in Q1 and fifth in Q2.On both occasions he was helped by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who was able to focus on towing ... Keep reading

Starting P12 with Nico and P16 with Kevin is actually where we thought we were.

We have not been as competitive as we had hoped and the drivers were not comfortable in the car.

Albon showed huge promise in free practice for the race in Mexico City after finishing FP3 less than a tenth behind pacesetter Max Verstappen.But Albon and team-mate Logan Sargeant both struggled in qualifying after experiencing a shift in their car's handling, with Albon even suggesting the car had developed an issue.The Anglo-Thai still managed to salvage a Q3 spot in ninth but was demoted to a ... Keep reading

After a difficult time through the practice sessions in Mexico City, where their SF-23 car appeared to be no match for the pace-setting Red Bull, the duo sprung a major surprise at the start of the Q3 qualifying segment.Their cars suddenly came alive and it helped Leclerc and Sainz take the provisional top two slots on the grid – which were then secured as their main challengers were unable to ... Keep reading

In a shock-filled session Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz come out on top, while the remainder of the grid is in doubt as numerous drivers are under investigation for various misdemeanours.

Verstappen ended up third after the Ferrari pair had nipped ahead on the first Q3 runs, they could not beat them even though neither Leclerc nor Sainz improved on their second efforts.Now qualifying has concluded, Verstappen faces an investigation for a Q1 impeding incident as does George Russell, while Lewis Hamilton is also under investigation for a yellow flag speeding incident.On the first ... Keep reading

Leclerc will start ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Mexico Grand Prix grid: Leclerc on pole from Sainz Cla Nº Driver  Car / ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc leads Carlos Sainz to a sensational and surprising Ferrari one-two in qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Verstappen ended up third after the Ferrari pair had nipped ahead on the first Q3 runs, them could not beat them even though neither Leclerc or Sainz improved on their second efforts.Now qualifying has concluded, Verstappen faces an investigation for a Q1 impeding incident as does George Russell, while Lewis Hamilton is also under investigation for a yellow flag speeding incident.On the first runs ... Keep reading

Times from today's qualifying session for the Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico.

Alex Albon is just 0.070s off Max Verstappen's pace, as Aston Martin and Alpine struggle and Ferrari pair fall foul of their Haas counterparts.

The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz set the first somewhat representative times on the board in the opening minutes, with Leclerc's 1m19.283s heading his team-mate by 0.166s.They were soon demoted by Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, Russell leading with a 1m18.644s while the Red Bulls sat out the opening third of the session.Gasly suffered a spin on his mediums run as ... Keep reading

The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz set the first somewhat representative times on the board in the opening minutes, with Leclerc's 1m19.283s heading his team-mate by 0.166s.They were soon demoted by Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, Russell leading with a 1m18.644s while the Red Bulls sat out the opening third of the session.Gasly suffered a spin on his mediums run as ... Keep reading

Times from the final free practice session for the Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico.

Experienced power unit engineer Meignan will return to France after a four-year spell at Mercedes HPP in Brixworth, followed by a slightly shorter stint at Ferrari – acting as Head of Department at both outfits.He will now head the Alpine F1 team's engine department in Viry-Chatillon as the team prepares for 2026's wide-ranging power unit rule changes.Alpine is understood to be lacking in engine ... Keep reading

FP1 saw the maiden outings for three drivers who represent the futures of the three top teams.Isack Hadjar of Red Bull, Oliver Bearman of Ferrari and Frederik Vesti of Mercedes all made their F1 practice debuts in the Mexico GP FP1 session, but they weren’t the only youngsters on track, as fellow F2 racers Alpine’s Jack Doohan and Alfa Romeo’s Theo Pourchaire had already enjoyed previous ... Keep reading

FP1 saw the maiden outings for three drivers who represent the futures of the three top teams.Isack Hadjar of Red Bull, Oliver Bearman of Ferrari and Frederik Vesti of Mercedes all made their F1 practice debuts in the Mexico GP FP1 session, but they weren't the only youngsters on track, as fellow F2 racers Alpine's Jack Doohan and Alfa Romeo's Theo Pourchaire had already enjoyed previous practice ... Keep reading

Fittipaldi will prioritise his RLL programme next year, but he still has the scope to retain his links with Haas, for whom he competed in the last two races of the 2020 season as replacement for the injured Romain Grosjean.With the IndyCar season ending on 15 September, he will potentially be free for the final seven races of the F1 calendar, while also having some spare weekends earlier in the ... Keep reading

Just one week on from the Monegasque taking pole position for the United States Grand Prix, Leclerc feels his Italian squad is more on the back foot in Mexico City. He and team-mate Carlos Sainz are battling to extract enough pace from the car over a single lap, with their task made all the more difficult by the aggressive characteristics of the available soft tyre. So, despite Leclerc ending ... Keep reading

The team finished the session with Lance Stroll in 18th and Fernando Alonso in 20th, but neither driver got in representative laps on soft tyres after a scrappy session.Once again Stroll’s running was compromised by an issue outside his control as he lost a lot of time in the garage with a stuck left front wheel.It required some extensive hammering from a mechanic before it could be removed ... Keep reading

The team finished the session with Lance Stroll in 18th and Fernando Alonso in 20th, but neither driver got in representative laps on soft tyres after a scrappy session.Once again Stroll’s running was compromised by an issue outside his control as he lost time in the garage with a stuck left-front wheel.It required some extensive hammering from a mechanic before it could be removed and he could ... Keep reading

Just one week on from the Monegasque taking pole position for the United States Grand Prix, Leclerc feels his Italian squad is more on the back foot in Mexico City. He and team-mate Carlos Sainz are battling to extract enough pace from the car over a single lap, with their task made all the more difficult by the aggressive characteristics of the available soft tyre. So, despite Leclerc ending ... Keep reading

Experienced power unit engineer Meignan will return to France after a four-year spell at Mercedes HPP in Brixworth, followed by a slightly shorter stint at Ferrari, where he acted as Head of Department at both outfits.He will now head the Alpine F1 team's engine department in Viry-Chatillon as the team prepares for 2026's wide-ranging power unit rule changes.Alpine is understood to be lacking in ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton claims that Red Bull is not giving Sergio Perez the support he needs.

In a novel move, Red Bull will fulfil its rookie driver mandate by running two young drivers in the opening session in Abu Dhabi.

The Brazilian driver has begun a legal process to evaluate overturning the result of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, which was won by Fernando Alonso after his Renault team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed. Massa lost valuable ground in the title chase to main rival Lewis Hamilton that day, after suffering a problem at a refuelling stop, and if the event is declared null and void, he ... Keep reading

The Brazilian driver has begun a legal process to evaluate overturning the result of the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, which was won by Fernando Alonso after his Renault team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed. Massa lost valuable ground in the title chase to main rival Lewis Hamilton that day, after suffering a problem at a refuelling stop, and if the event is declared null and void, he ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says that the difference between the W14's handling since last weekend is like "night and day".